Cigarette-holder.



M. S. MACK. CIGARETTE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 5,1918.

Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

A TTORNEYS to the operative position and the resistance of the coil spring 11 maintains the end of the spring in engagement with the cutout until the flat spring 13 is depressed by the button 17 as previously described.

I claim:

1. A cigarette holder comprising a. tubular housin adapted to receive a cigarette at one on a mouthpiece at the other end of the housing, a tubular plunger having a collar at the rear end fitting snugly into the housing, a coil 3 ring within t e housing for moving the p unger toward the end for receiving the cigarette, a spring on the 1 plunger, said housing having a cut-out ada ted to beengaged by the spring to ren er the coil spring inoperative, a button on the housing in register with the cut-out for disengaging thespring from the recess 20 anda sto' associated with the housing and lying in t e ath of the collar, whereby the movement 0 said plunger under the action of the coil spring is limited.

2. A cigarette older comprisingatubular housing ada ted to receive a cigarette at one end, a moot piece at the other end of the housing, a plunger having an outer collar fitting snugly into the housing, a coil spring for moving the plunger toward the end for recei-v-i'ng the cigarette, a spring on the plunger, said housing having a cut-out to be engaged by the sprin to render the coil spring inoperative, a s ield covering the 'cut-out of the housing, a button on the shield registering with the cut-out, and a stop carried by the shield projecting through the housing into the path of the spring. v r 3. cigarette holder comprisinga tubular plungers collar to limit the movement of the plunger under the action of the coil housmg' ado, tedto reoeiveaci rottoatona end, a mouthpiece'at the oth end o1 housing, a p1 having a 0011i! fittin' snugly into the chasing, a. coil for 46 moving the plunger toward the end or receiving the cigarette, a. spring on the plunger, said housing having a cut-out adapted to be engaged by the spring to render the coil spring inpferative, a. shield covering 50 the cut-out of e housing, a. button on the shield registering with the cut-out, and pins carried by the shield and projecting through the housing in the, path of the plun ers collar to imit thev mflfmlfint of the p unger, said pins be disposed to each side of the sprin on the p linger.

4. A cigarette older comprising bulnrif. housing adapted to receive a t to at, one end, a mouthpiece at the of the housing, a plunger having-fia'collersifigi the rear end fitting snugly into the housing a coil spring for moving the plunger to uni the'end for receivin the cigarette, a spring on the plunger, sai housing having a.cut- 55 out adapted to be engaged by the spring to render the coil spring inoperative, a shield covering the cut-out, a button on the shield registering with the cut-out, and a stop for the plunger carried by the shield, said stop also serving as a guide for the plunger to maintain the spring on the plunger in alinement withthe cut-out.

MERVYN S. MACK. 

